Determine if a source is credible using a table of key questions in a document. Time to complete: 45-90 minutes

This short activity helps students compare two drafts of the Preamble to the United States Constitution. It contains scaffolds for low-level readers.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This high school lesson plan has students look at data from the elections between 1824-1861 and the effect the two party system had on the outcomes.

Students use art and poetry to explore and understand major characteristics of the Romantic period.

Research technology's impact on the workplace and on people's daily lives, and create a report to communicate your findings. Time to complete: 2-5 hours

In this activity students learn about the goals of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the opportunities it provided for young men. Students create poster presentations about different aspects of the CCC by combining photographs and quotes from primary sources. Students will need poster-making supplies (including poster board or paper, markers, scissors, and glue/markers).

An online publication on banking basics. It explains what a bank is, what the different types of banks are, how to choose a bank, and how banks work. It also explains about checks, electronic banking, credit cards, debit cards, and the Federal Reserve.

It's easy to forget how much drama surrounded the Constitution before it became the law of the land. The ratification debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists gives us insight into the ideas behind both sides and a better understanding of how our government developed in its early years. Students will analyze parts of Federalist 84 and Anti-Federalist 46. We also provide a template so you can bring in additional excerpts as your state standards require.
LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify the arguments used by the Federalists and Anti-Federalists during the ratification debate *Analyze excerpts from the Federalist Papers (#84) and Anti-Federalist Papers (#46) *Describe the importance of the Bill of Rights in the ratification debate

Inflation, unemployment, recession, and economic growth affect people’s lives. This module teaches students about fiscal policy, the avenue by which Congress and the president can attempt to influence the economy. Other modules that would further students understanding of the content are GDP and Pizza, Government Budgets, The Story of Unemployment, and Monetary Policy. This content from Econ Lowdown also features alignment to national Financial Literacy and/or Economics standards.

What's the relationship between government and power? And how do the concepts of authority, legitimacy, and sovereignty influence that relationship? In this lesson, students are introduced to these key characteristics of government, consider how governments establish and maintain them, and analyze government forms to determine if and how each characteristic exists. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Explain how governments get their power, authority, legitimacy, and sovereignty *Analyze governments for key characteristics *Describe the relationships power, authority, legitimacy, and sovereignty share *Consider a government's legitimacy

Exhibition consisting of original materials and oral histories drawn from the Veterans History Project collections.

This lesson plan reviews how the government spends money. It shows how the government's needs have changed over the years. To learn more about this area of economics use this informative website.

In this activity students read letters from ordinary people to government leaders in the Roosevelt Administration. Then they interpret the range of attitudes about the changing role of the federal government during the New Deal. The letters for this activity all contain reading supports and teachers can differentiate this activity for different levels of learners by choosing which letters to use in the activity.

Learn about the history of the Ohio Constitution with this before and after lesson that looks at the original 1802 state constitution and the major changes made in the 1851 version. Students will explore the two documents and identify the differences and explain why some elements underwent significant change. They will also learn about the 1912 amendment process that continued the updating of the document. LESSON OBJECTIVES: Identify the problems that followed from the 1802 Ohio Constitution *Explain how the 1851 Constitution addressed these problems *Analyze maps to explain why the traveling Supreme Court requirement became impractical *Describe the changes in how officials were selected between 1802 and 1851

[Free Registration/Login Required] An interactive look at court cases that deal with the rights of immigrants between 1876 and 1901.

In this activity students read three letters written by African-American soldiers during the Civil War to determine why black soldiers felt compelled to join the Union Army.

This lesson asks students to identify sources for macroeconomic data, interpret data, describe the present state of the economy using current data, and use data to predict the state of the economy one year from now.

An open course in intermediate microeconomics for those students needing a challenge. Includes list of suggested readings, lecture notes, assignments, exams, and study materials.

A valuable resource for educators who are teaching their students about money. A series of lesson plans cover everything from the different forms of currency over time, to trade and economic growth and exchange. Activities and games are included.

Historically chronicled, the environment's effects on people and people's effects on the environment are emphasized and brought to life through the many materials suggested here.